Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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092 FZUS51 KLWX 222235 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tidal Potomac River and Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay. Forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction relative to tidal currents. Expect higher waves when winds are blowing against the tidal flow. ANZ500-230800- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong cold front will approach the waters tonight through Thursday. The front will lift north of the waters as a warm front on Friday and will remain to our north throughout the weekend. $$ ANZ535-230800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-230800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-230800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-230800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-230800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-230800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-230800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-230800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-230800- Eastern Bay- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-230800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-230800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-230800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-230800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-230800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 635 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$